Thursday, December 16, 2010

#H5N1 Suspected bird flu swan ministry announced Toyama Prefecture

2010.12.17 10:45

Ministry of Agriculture on November 17 in the Municipal Park Zoo in Takaoka, Toyama Takaoka Koziyou announced mute swan was found infected with bird flu suspected. County has conducted interviews and poultry farms within 10 km radius, found no abnormality in poultry.

According to the ministry, the zoo is breeding mute swan in the moat 160 wings. 16 Wednesday morning, have found two dead birds found in the suspected infected birds is a simple test of the county. Mute swan is not a poultry slaughter under the Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Law is not. The city closed down the zoo and are also considering a voluntary culling.

Mute swan is not a moat roof off the wings to fly, contact with wild birds that it is ready.

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